A. GENERAL APPLICATION. Application for an Excavation, Grading, or Filling Permit shall be made by the fee owner of the land where the proposed Excavation, Grading, or Filling will be located and presented to the City Administrator who shall review the application with the assistance of the City Engineer. If the Zoning Administrator finds that the application is complete in all respects and that the proposed Excavation, Grading or Filling falls within the guidelines for permissible activities under § 9-100 and § 9-103 of the City Code, then the permit may be issued.
Said application shall be in a form designated by the City Council and shall contain among other things:
1. The name and address of the fee owner of the proposed Excavation, Grading, or Filling.
2. Two copies of a Site Plan of the Excavation, Grading or Filling on a scale of one inch to one hundred (100) feet with two feet contours, showing any existing or proposed Excavation, Grading, or Filling in depth and area, and any structures, improvements, and roads located thereon, together with proposed drainage plans and finished grade plans for the Excavation, Grading, and Filling. Applications affecting wetlands must be accompanied by either a certificate of exemption or an approved wetlands replacement plan issued pursuant to Chapter 7C of this City Code. The site plan shall be accompanied by the Storm Water Management Plan required by Chapter 7D.
3. The legal description of the tract or parcel upon which the proposed Excavation, Grading, or Filling is located.
4. The route proposed for the transportation of Earthly Deposits to or from the property of the proposed Excavation, Grading, or Filling within the City.
5. The estimated period of time that the Excavation, Mining, or Filling is to be operated and the days and hours of operation.
6. $250.00 application fee and $1,200 escrow.
B. APPLICATION WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT WORK. When the application for an Excavation, Grading, or Filling Permit is made in conjunction with other development work which requires proceedings and a public hearing before the Planning Commission, such as a Conditional Use Permit, Interim Use Permit, Planned Unit Development, construction of a road in a new development, mitigation of damage to wetlands, or to improve a local drainage pattern, then the applicant shall not be required to pay the fees otherwise required by this Section. Excavation and removal of Earthly Deposits associated with development work or road work shall not reduce the amount of upland within the City in excess of the minimum amount necessary to accommodate stormwater ponding on the development property, as determined by the City Engineer. Excavation and removal of Earthly Deposits in excess of the minimum amount required to accommodate stormwater ponding shall be subject to the Mineral Extraction permitting requirements under Chapter 7A of the City Code, unless otherwise approved by development agreement that incorporates such Mineral Extraction permit requirements, including, but not limited to: haul route restrictions, an applicable performance standards.
[Section 9-102 amended by Ord. No. 89-13, effective December 8, 1989, amended by Ord. No. 93-2, effective June 11, 1993, amended by Ord. No. 94-5, effective January 12, 1996, amended by Ord. No. 93-1, effective February 2, 1996, amended by Ord, No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 09-04, effective March 19, 2009, as amended by Ord. No. 16-12, effective December 22, 2016, amended by Ord. No. 18-01, effective May 31, 2018.]